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Every result on the alternatives and comparison pages comes from the rules on this page, applied the same way to every platform, We Are Distributed included.

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The scoring rules

We Are Distributed Ltd

Last updated
15 Nov 2026
Applies to
Every alternatives and comparison page
Rounds
13, across job boards and job trackers

What a fact counts for

0½1
  • NothingContradicted on its own pages
  • HalfStated by the platform
  • FullSeen on the page, independent source, product verified, published price or terms

What is judged, round by round

Each kind of platform is judged by the one outcome it exists to deliver. Every round asks one question about that outcome, and each level is a result any platform could reach. The figure beside a level is the score it carries before evidence is weighed.

Job boards

A job board exists to show you the jobs you are eligible to apply for. Each level is a result any board could deliver.

Roles open to you
01

How many of the jobs can you actually apply for?

Counts the roles open to you from where you live, not the headline total.

Every board is counted the same way, with its own free location filter on the check date. A role counts when it is remote, open to your location (your country, a wider region it sits in, such as Europe or EMEA, or anywhere), and posted in the last 30 days.

Where the whole list loads, it is counted in full. Otherwise the board's total is scaled by the share of sampled listings that pass all three tests. Where the ages could not be checked, the board is shown as Not confirmed in this round, with its raw total, and is not placed.

Every board is counted for a reader based in the UK, so the figures on these pages are UK figures, whichever location you choose in the fit quiz.

The figure has to be one we observed on the check date or read from product data. A total the platform only states scores nothing here.

Equal scoresThe larger count of roles open to the reader's location that were posted in the last 30 days.

  1. 0You can't tell how many roles are open to you
  2. ½You can narrow a total to roles in your region
  3. 1You can see a checked count of roles open to someone where you live
Eligibility clarity
02

Does each listing say where you can work from, and the pay?

Looks at whether listings say where you can work from, and what the role pays.

Pay counts when the employer states it, or when the platform estimates it and labels the figure as an estimate. An estimate shown as if it were the employer's pay counts for nothing. A figure with no estimate label is taken as the employer's, unless the same figure repeats across unrelated employers.

Pay is counted the same way on every board: across every page of results checked, including the location-filtered results used for roles open to you.

The levels are set by the figures alone. The top level needs where you can work stated on at least 80% of the listings checked, and pay on at least 80%. The middle level needs where you can work stated on at least 80%. Anything less is the bottom level.

Equal scoresThe larger share of listings checked that state where you can work from, then the larger share of listings checked that show pay, stated by the employer or as a labelled estimate.

  1. 0Where you can work is stated on fewer than 80% of listings
  2. ½Where you can work is stated on 80% or more of listings; pay on fewer than 80%
  3. 1Where you can work and the pay, stated or as a labelled estimate, on 80% or more of listings
Freshness
03

Can you tell how old a listing is?

Covers both halves of freshness: how old listings are allowed to get, and whether you can see a listing's age. The score is the average of the two halves. Anything a platform only claims for itself scores half at most.

Equal scoresThe younger oldest listing actually observed, in days, then the larger share of listings checked that show an age.

  1. 0Ages not visible and nothing caps them
  2. 0.25Ages partly visible, or only a stated cap
  3. ½Age on every listing, but no cap
  4. 0.75A short hard cap, with ages partly visible
  5. 1A short hard cap, and the age on every listing

How old listings get

1
A hard expiry of 30 days or less, observed or read from product code
½
A cap of 30 days or less that the platform only states
0
Listings seen older than 60 days, auto-renewal, or no cap that could be observed

Whether you can see the age

1
Shown on every listing where you browse
½
Shown only after signing in, only on some listings, or as rough tags
0
The age is not shown
Finding eligible roles
04

Can you filter to the roles open to you?

Looks at whether you can narrow the list to the roles open to you: by browsing region pages, by a region or country filter, or by hiding the roles you can't apply for.

Missing from the facts gathered: a like-for-like measure of how many roles each filter lets through that a reader cannot apply for. Without it, boards whose filter hides such roles and works with no account are level.

Equal scoresHow freely the location filter could be used when checked: with no account, then with a free account, then paid or not tested.

  1. 0You browse broad region pages
  2. ½You can filter by region or country
  3. 1You can hide roles you can't apply for from where you live
Value for seekers
05

What do you get for what you pay?

Looks at what you get for what you pay. Free is not automatically better. A board is on the bottom level when fewer than 50% of its roles can be seen in full without paying.

Equal scoresWhat it costs to see every listing, then the cheapest paid tier, per month, then how many months you are locked in.

  1. 0You pay before you can see half of the roles in full
  2. ½Every role is free to see; extra help needs a long commitment
  3. 1Every role is free to see; extra help is optional and month to month
Trust
06

Who checks the listings?

Uses independent reviews, and whether the way listings are checked is documented. A handful of reviews is not a high score.

Equal scoresThe higher independent review score, among platforms with at least 25 reviews, then the larger number of independent reviews.

  1. 0Little independent evidence either way
  2. ½Some assurance: a stated review process or an established review base
  3. 1Documented vetting plus a large independent review base

Job trackers

A job tracker exists to show where every application stands and what to do next. Each level is a result any tracker could deliver. This outcome is still being settled, so these rounds may change.

Tracking
01

Can you see where every application stands?

Looks at how much of each application you can see in one place: a plain list, stages, or stages with follow-up dates, notes and contacts.

  1. 0A plain list of saved jobs
  2. ½Stages you move each application through
  3. 1Stages, follow-up dates, notes and contacts for every job
Saving jobs
02

Can you save a job from where you found it?

Looks at how a job gets into the tracker from the page where you found it. The levels are set by the number of job sites the extension is said to save from automatically: 25 or more for the top level, at least 1 for the middle level.

Equal scoresThe larger number of sites it says it saves from automatically.

  1. 0You type each job in by hand
  2. ½A browser extension saves automatically from fewer than 25 job sites
  3. 1A browser extension saves automatically from 25 or more job sites
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Resume tailoring
03

Does it help you tailor your resume to each job?

Looks at whether resume tools are tied to the jobs you have saved.

  1. 0No resume tools
  2. ½A resume builder or a match check, not tied to your saved jobs
  3. 1A resume builder and a match check against each saved job
Finding roles
04

Does it bring you jobs, or only track the ones you find?

Looks at whether the tracker brings you roles, and whether those are roles you are eligible to apply for.

  1. 0It tracks only what you add
  2. ½It has its own listings
  3. 1It surfaces roles you are eligible to apply for
Free plan
05

How much can you track without paying?

Looks at how much tracking you can do without paying.

Missing from the facts gathered: a like-for-like list of the tracking features each free plan includes. Neither platform states a cap on tracked jobs, so nothing in this round's evidence separates two platforms that both track for free.

  1. 0Tracking needs a paid plan
  2. ½Tracking is free, with a cap
  3. 1Tracking is free with no stated cap
Your data
06

Can you take your data with you?

Looks at whether your tracked jobs can leave with you as a file.

  1. 0No export
  2. ½Resume download only
  3. 1Your tracked jobs export as a file
Trust
07

What do independent reviews say?

Uses independent reviews. A handful of reviews is not a high score.

Equal scoresThe higher independent review score, among platforms with at least 25 reviews, then the larger number of independent reviews.

  1. 0Little independent evidence either way
  2. ½An established independent review base
  3. 1A large independent review base on more than one site

Evidence decides how much a fact counts

A round's score is the level the cited facts support, multiplied by what those facts count for. A platform that only says something about itself gets half the credit of one where it could be seen.

EvidenceCountsWhat it means
Seen on the pageFullWe saw it on the platform's own pages on the check date.
Independent sourceFullIt comes from a source the platform does not control, such as a review site.
Product verifiedFullIt was read from the product's own code or live data. Only We Are Distributed can be checked this way, because it is the only product whose code we can read.
Published price or termsFullA price or plan on the platform's own pricing or terms page: the page is the offer.
Stated by the platformHalfThe platform says so on its own pages and it could not be observed. It counts half.
Contradicted on its own pagesNothingThe platform's own pages disagree with each other. It counts nothing until they agree.

Roles open to you needs an observed count

The figure has to be one we observed on the check date or read from product data. A total the platform only states scores nothing here.

When a fact changes

Each result is tied to the exact facts it rests on. If one of them changes, the result is withdrawn and shows as Not confirmed until it has been read again against the new fact.

A platform that is Not confirmed in a round has no place in it and cannot win it. That round is left out of its average, which is taken over its confirmed rounds only.

Won by default

On a head-to-head page, when one platform's figure for a round cannot be confirmed, the platform with a confirmed figure wins that round by default, whichever of the two it is. The page marks the round "Won by default" and shows the other platform's raw figure as not confirmed. That platform can send evidence, and the round is then checked again. When neither figure can be confirmed, the round has no winner.

How the order is decided

Inside a round

Each round puts the platforms in order by score, from 1st to last. Equal scores are separated only by that round's own evidence, never by another round; after that, a result we observed goes ahead of one the platform only states. When the platforms at the top of a round are still level, none of them is placed 1st in that round.

Job boardsRoles open to you
The larger count of roles open to the reader's location that were posted in the last 30 days.
Job boardsEligibility clarity
The larger share of listings checked that state where you can work from, then the larger share of listings checked that show pay, stated by the employer or as a labelled estimate.
Job boardsFreshness
The younger oldest listing actually observed, in days, then the larger share of listings checked that show an age.
Job boardsFinding eligible roles
How freely the location filter could be used when checked: with no account, then with a free account, then paid or not tested.
Job boardsValue for seekers
What it costs to see every listing, then the cheapest paid tier, per month, then how many months you are locked in.
Job boardsTrust
The higher independent review score, among platforms with at least 25 reviews, then the larger number of independent reviews.
Job trackersSaving jobs
The larger number of sites it says it saves from automatically.
Job trackersTrust
The higher independent review score, among platforms with at least 25 reviews, then the larger number of independent reviews.

Across the page

  1. Rounds won

    Placed 1st on the most rounds.

  2. Average score

    Across the rounds that could be confirmed.

  3. Fewer unconfirmed rounds

    The platform with fewer rounds that could not be confirmed goes ahead.

  4. More rounds in the top half

    The platform placed in the top half of more rounds goes ahead. Only after that does the name decide.

The gold needle on any dial is the platform placed 1st on it, whoever that is.

How the fit quiz works

The quiz re-weights the same round scores by what you tell it. Every round starts at a weight of 1 and can move between 0 and 2.5. A round that could not be confirmed for a platform counts a little, never as a win.

Who gets a place

  • It shows up to three places, and never the whole field: with three platforms there are two places.
  • A platform is ranked only if it meets every need you state outright. Those needs are listed below.
  • We Are Distributed is always shown. It takes a place only when your answers earn it one; otherwise it appears below the places with the reason it is not your best fit.
  • Each time We Are Distributed misses, the answers that caused it are recorded, so the product can be improved where it loses.

Needs you state outright

Job boards
“Startup, with equity”Only platforms that score anything on equity are ranked, and a platform behind on it cannot outrank one ahead of it.
“Open to hybrid or on-site”Only platforms that score anything on work arrangement are ranked.
“Newest first”Only platforms that score at least 0.5 on seeing each listing's age are ranked, and a platform behind on it cannot outrank one ahead of it.
“As many roles as possible”Only platforms that score at least 0.5 on volume are ranked.
Job trackers
“LinkedIn, Indeed and other big boards”Only platforms that score at least 0.5 on saving jobs are ranked, and a platform behind on it cannot outrank one ahead of it.

What the quiz measures beyond the rounds

Work arrangement
0Listings don't say whether a role is remote, hybrid or on-site
½The work setup is shown on fewer than 80% of listings where you browse, or only after signing in
1The work setup is shown on at least 80% of listings where you browse
Equity
0Listings don't show equity
½Equity is shown on some listings
1Equity is shown on every listing

Job boards: what each answer changes

If you answerThen
Where can you work from?Your answer doesn't change how much any round counts. Every location is weighted the same.
What will you spend?“Nothing”Value for seekers counts twice as much.
“Whatever works”Value for seekers counts 0.4 of its usual weight.
What matters most in the list?“As many roles as possible”Volume leads, at 2.5 times a normal round. Every other round counts half as much.
Show all 8 job board answers
“Only roles I can take”Roles open to you counts twice as much. Finding eligible roles counts twice as much. Eligibility clarity counts 1.5 times as much. Every other round counts half as much.
“Newest first”Seeing each listing's age leads, at 2.5 times a normal round. Every other round counts half as much.
What kind of role?“Startup, with equity”Equity leads, at 2.5 times a normal round. Volume counts at least 1.5 times a normal round. Every other round counts 0.6 of its usual weight.
How do you want to work?“Open to hybrid or on-site”Work arrangement leads, at 2.5 times a normal round. Roles open to you stops counting. Finding eligible roles stops counting. Every round counts 0.6 of its usual weight.

Job trackers: what each answer changes

If you answerThen
What do you most need help with?“Keeping applications organised”Tracking counts 2.5 times as much. Saving jobs counts 1.5 times as much. Every other round counts half as much.
“Tailoring my resume”Resume tailoring leads, at 2.5 times a normal round. Every other round counts half as much.
“Finding roles to apply for”Finding roles leads, at 2.5 times a normal round. Every other round counts half as much.
Show all 6 job tracker answers
Where do you find most jobs?“LinkedIn, Indeed and other big boards”Saving jobs leads, at 2.5 times a normal round.
“Company career pages”Saving jobs counts 0.6 of its usual weight.
What will you spend?“Nothing”Free plan counts twice as much. Your data counts 1.5 times as much.

How We Are Distributed is assessed

By exactly the same rules. Its figures are read from its own product code and live data rather than its website, which is the one check no other platform here can be given. Where its website disagrees with the product, the product counts. The table shows every round, including the ones it loses.

Job boards

Among the nine job boards assessed so far, We Are Distributed is placed 1st on freshness, and is not placed 1st on roles open to you, eligibility clarity, value for seekers and trust. It is level at the top on finding eligible roles (six platforms level at the top, so no platform is placed 1st).

RoundPlacedResultEvidence
Roles open to you4th of 7493 live remote roles open to someone based in the UK, every one published in the last 14 daysProduct verified
Eligibility clarity6th of 9Where you can work stated on 98.5% of live remote listings; pay on 132 of the 493 remote roles open to a UK reader, all from the employer, with no estimates on the boardProduct verified
Freshness1st of 9Every live role was under 14 days old, and listings drop off when their expiry date passes; The age on every card on the public board, logged out, and a filter for the newest; a Newest sort in the free Job TrackerProduct verified
Finding eligible rolesLevel with 5Pick your country on the public board and the roles split into open to you, remote but not from here, and on-site elsewhere, with no accountProduct verified
Value for seekers3rd of 9Listings and the Job Tracker free; Lite $15 a month or $149 a yearProduct verified
Trust5th of 9Paid listings approved by a person before going live; 4.2 on Trustpilot, but from only 9 reviewsProduct verified

Job trackers

Among the two job trackers assessed so far, We Are Distributed is placed 1st on resume tailoring, finding roles and your data, and is not placed 1st on tracking, saving jobs and trust. It is level at the top on free plan (two platforms level at the top, so no platform is placed 1st).

RoundPlacedResultEvidence
Tracking2nd of 2Six pipeline stages and notes on each job; contacts sit in a separate toolStated by the platform
Saving jobs2nd of 2A Chrome extension that saves from employer careers pages; no general job boards namedStated by the platform
Resume tailoring1st of 2Resume Builder plus a resume-against-job check; the free plan has 2 resumes and no full checks, Lite has 10 a monthProduct verified
Finding roles1st of 2Find jobs in the tracker filters by whether you can apply from your location; free with an accountProduct verified
Free planLevel with 1The core Job Tracker is free; tracker pages need a login, not a paid planProduct verified
Your data1st of 2No export of tracker or account data; resume PDF onlyProduct verified
Trust2nd of 24.2 on Trustpilot, from only 9 reviewsProduct verified

Conflict of interest

We Are Distributed is one of the brands compared on these pages, and it publishes them.

Some global employment providers may pay We Are Distributed a referral fee when a company it advises signs with them.

We Are Distributed never ranks or recommends a provider because of a referral fee or any other partnership terms.

Where the referral fee is disclosed

How it stays current

A comparison is only as good as the day it was checked, so every fact carries its date.

Each week

Every source cited in the fact sheets is checked for changes. When a source changes, the facts taken from it are re-read and updated, each with the date it was checked. Any change that would flip a result gets a second review against the source before it is published. While a result is being re-checked it shows as Not confirmed.

Each month

Roles open to you are re-counted on every board, ours included: only roles posted in the last 30 days count. We count every listing where a board allows it, and sample pages spread through its results where it doesn't.

Each quarter

An independent review re-checks the facts behind every result and re-works every score from the published rules.

Last checked

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We Are Distributed8815 Nov 2026
We Work Remotely4415 Nov 2026
Wellfound4415 Nov 2026
Working Nomads4515 Nov 2026

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We Work Remotely, Wellfound, Teal and We Are Distributed, round by round, with every source and date.

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